SRM Materials Punta Gorda: 195 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

I sent welders out back to pit to flip teeth on dragline bucket. All you need is a torch and hammer. after you cut find out of teeth you have to knock them off but they cut one off and it fell off and EE's foot was up under it.

EMPLOYEE FOUND INJURED SLUMPED OVER IN HIS SEAT ON HIS EQUIP (DRAGLINE) HE CALLED FOR SUPERVISORAND 911 EMR WAS CALLED. EMR TRANSPORTED TO SW FA REGIONAL HOSPITAL. HE FAINTED.

AS A WELDER, THE EE WAS PULLING ON A LARGE PIECE OF STEEL AND EITHER PULLED OR TWISTED BACK.

EE USING AN ELEC GRINDER-PART OF GRINDING WHEEL BROKE-CAUSING THE TOOL TO JUMP OR JERK WITH FORCE COMING BACK AND STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT KNEE.

HIT LEFT WRIST ON OFFICE DOOR.

GETTING OUT OF WELDING TRUCK, SLIPPED AND TURNEDLEFT KNEE.

WHILE CHANGING ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR, EE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR FRAME AND THE ROLLERS.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO TOP OF SPOIL PILE TO PICK UP TOOTH WHICH CAME OFF DRAGLINE BUCKET. AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM SPOIL PILE, HE FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE PULLING LIGAMENTS. SPOIL PILE APP ROX. 15 SLOPING FEET- EMPLOYEE WAS 3/4 DOWN BEFORE FALLING.

EE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK, CLAMPING TOGETHER OLD & NEW CONVEYOR BELT. HE THEN HAD A SEIZURE & FELL ONTO THE CATWALK HITTING HIS HEAD.

WHILE EE WAS CLEANING TRAMP METAL FROM THE BED OF MATERIAL ON THE CONVEYOR BELT, HE HAD A SEISURE AND FELL ONTO THE CATWALK STRIKING HIS FACE ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. THIS INCIDENT WAS PHONED TO MSHA DISTRICT MANAGER, MARTIN ROSTA ON SEPT 5 1997.

EE WAS WELDING A CAGE & RECEIVED FLASH BURN IN BOTH EYES.

WHILE EE WAS WELDING, A PIECE OF SLAG FROM HARDCOAT GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

WHILE EE WAS REPLACING BLOW BARS IN CRUSHER, CHAIN SLIPPED & PINCHED 4TH & 5TH FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

WHILE EE WAS WELDING A PLATE IN THE HEAD BOX, A FOREIGHT BODY GOT INTO EYE.

COMPANY HAD A DELIVERY BY TRACTOR/TRAILER AND DRIVE NEEDED HELP UNLOADING. WHIHLE UNLOADIN GPALLET OF PARTS, WHEN THEY REACHED THE END OF THE TRIALER DRIVER AND EMPLOYEE DROPPED THE PALLET AN D IT LANDED ON EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. DRIVER HAS A BROKEN BONE ON LEFT FOOT.

WHILE WELDING, SLAG FLEW INTO THE LEFT EYE.

EE DROPPED A STEEL PLATE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, BREAKING HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE FELL BETWEEN BRACE AND CAT WALK AND SCRAPED HIS RIGHT AND LEFT LEGS AND ALSO SCRAPEDHIS LEFT SIDE.

EE IS A WELDER AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

EE WAS GRINDING STEEL WHEN A CHIP ENTERED LEFT EYE.

EE WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE ANOTHER EE WAS WELDING ON SAME PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO RIGHT EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CROWS FOOT WHILE DOING REPAIRS ON A DRAGLINE WHEN HE PULLED HIS BACK OUT. EMPLOYEE WENT TO HIS OWN DOCTOR ON 11-6-94 TO HAVE CHIROPRATIC ADJUSTMENT DONE. HE NOTIFIED CORAL ROCK ON 11-7-94 OF ACCIDENT AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO THE DR. BECAUSE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ON VACATION HE ASSUMED EVERYTHING HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ALREADY.

ON 9-9-94, EE WAS BITTEN ON HIS LEFT KNEE BY AN INSECT. ON 9-14-94 HE REPORTED TO OTHER THAT HE THOUGHT HE SHOULD HAVE HIS KNEE LOOKED AT AS HE THOUGHT IT WAS INFECTED. ON THIS DATE HE WENT TO CENTRA CARE AND THEY TOLD HIM TO COME BACK ON 9-16-94. ON 9-16-94 EE WAS RELEASED TO COME BACK TO WORK BUT WAS TOLD TO COME BACK TO THE DR OFFICE ON 9-19-94.

EE IS A DRAGLINE OPERATOR, BUT ON THIS PATICULAR DAY HE WAS CHANING THE DRAG CABLE ON HIS MACHINE. EE LEFT EARLY ON 8-1-94 STATING THAT HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL. ON 8-2-94 HE WENT TO HIS DR AND THEY DIGANOSED HIM WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION. ON 8-4-94 HE WENT TO HIS DR AND THEY DIAGNOSED HIM WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION. ON 8-4-94 WE WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT EE WAS COMPLAINING OF BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HIGH POWERED WATER HOSE. THIS WATER HOSE BLEW APART CAUSING THE METAL BAND AROUND THE TOP TO CUT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. THIS CUT REQUI RED 6 STITCHES.

BRUISED LEFT FOOT WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK ON THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ROCKS WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN SOME STEPS. TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING A WATER HOSE UP ONTO A CONVEYOR.

WAS PUTTING A GAS BOTTLE INTO HIS TRUCK WHEN HIS LOWER BACK SNAPPED. HIS BACK IS NOW HURTING AND IS HARD FOR EMPLOYEE TO BEND OVER.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER, HE PULLED TENDONS IN HIS LEFT HAND.

54730HIT LOWER BACK ON A PIECE OF STEEL WHILE CLEANING EQUIPMENT.

EE WAS CLIMBING BACK UP INTO HIS 769 HAUL TRUCK WHEN HAND RAIL BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. EE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HIP AND HIT HEAD ON ROCK.

ROCKS FELL OUT OF SZHOOT HITTING EMPLOYEE IN HEAD CHEST LEFT THUMB

GETTING OFF LOADER ON EMBANKMENT AND IT GAVE WAY.EMPL HIT GROUND ON LEFT KNEE AND LEG.

WAS USING CUTTING TORCH.WHEN FINISHED LAID TORCH DOWN THEN TURNED AROUND AND LAID LEFT HAND ON HOT TORCH BURNING THE SIDE OF LEFT HAND.

PICKED UP A HOT PIECE OF STEEL AFTER CUTTING IT WITH A TORCH BURNING RIGHT HAND.

CUTTING WITH TORCH AND A HOT SLAG FELL INTO RIGHT BOOT BURNING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

LIF TED SCREEN TO I NAME STARTED TO CLIMB UP THE SHAKER PAIN WENT ACROSS MIDDLE OF BACK

CLIMBING UP STEPS OF END DUMP HAND SLIPPED FELL FOOT HUNG IN STEP

WALKING THROUGH PLANT,JUMPED OVER WATERHOLE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

SAW ANOTHER EMPLOYEE GET HURT JUMPED OFF OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FELL & TWISTED LEFT ANKLE

CUTTING SECURITY CABLE OFF REEL OF CABLE WITH TORCH(WHEN SECURITY CABLE CAME OFF LARGE CABLE FLEW AND HIT NOSE).CABLE KNOCKED TORCH UP AGAINST CHEST BURNING CHEST AREA.

WAS USING SWIVEL AIR IMPACT WRENCH- SOCKET BROKE- SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND.

WALKING DOWN CATWALK ON SURGE STACKER,STEPPED ON ROCK AND SLIPPED KNEE HIT FRAME OF STACKER.CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH RIGHT KNEE.FINALLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 11-20-89.

DUMPING BUCKET FULL OF ROCK, A ROCK FELL OUT OF BUCKET AND INTO THE CAB OF THE DRAGLINE HITTING I.NAME IN THE GLASSES BREAKING GLASSES AND CAUSING FOREIGN OBJECT TO GO INTO THE RIGHT EYE.

WHILE DESCENDING THE 78 STACKER WITH A ROCK SAMPLE A SECTION OF CAT WALK GAVE WAY CAUSING R LEG TO GO THRU AS FAR AS THE KNEE R ELBOW WAS PUNCTURED BY UNKNOWN OBJECT RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE BLE EDING R CHIN WAS ALSO SCRAPED BUT NEEDED NO TREATMENT

OPERATING 988 LOADER,HIT ROCK STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND CATCHING THUMB.

REPLACING SCREEN PANEL IN DECK PANEL SLIPED SMASHING LITTLE FINGER ON R. HAND.

WAS RUNNING 988 LOADER FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK STARTED ACHING LATER STARTED FEELING DIZZY AND SICK TO STOMACH

WORKING IN PLANT CUT THUMB ON R. HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE

WALKING THRU MUD HOLE RT.LEG LOCKED UP RT.KNEE STARTED TO SWELL WHEN EXAMINED BY DR.WAS SENT BACK TO WORK KNEE CONTINUED TO SWELL

WALKING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS,SLIPPED AND MISSED A STEP.PAIN STARTED IN HIP.

LIFTING THE HAMMERS IN THE DOT CRUSHER AND FELT A PULL IN THE GROIN AREA.

WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT. BELT WAS WET, SLIPED AND FEL. STRAINED LOWER BACK.

STERRING WHELL IN DRILL RIG TRUCK SPUN AROUND HITTING FINGERS ON STEERING WHEEL SPOKES.

DRILL BITS WERE WET, SLIPPED AND FELL ON HAND.

WALKING UNDER C2NVEYOR HIT HAR HAT KNOCKING IT OFF HEAD. REACHED DWON TO PICK HARD HAT, STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON CONVEYOR

WAS REMOVING LA9GE NUTS FROM PUMP ON DRILL RIG PULLED MUSCLE ON NECK

CLIMBED IN BACK3OF TRUCK & SLIPPED ON A BAG ON SLURRY LANDED ON RIGHT HAND & BROKE IT

WAS LOOSENING N6T OFF SLURRY PUMP IT BROKE LOOSE QUICKLY JAMMED ELBOW INTO PUMP BELT GUARD

WAS WORKING ON 5 SCREEN & TWISTED HIS KNEE

WAS WALKING ON 8IDE OF HILL AT THE PLANT A BOULDER FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL AND PINNED HIM BETWEEN 2 OTHER BOULDERS